Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

11 reviews

library_anne's review

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Cursing, and Hate crime

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Physical abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Dementia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

indrabindra's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, and Hate crime

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Adult/minor relationship

bangishimokwe's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Torture, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual violence

poisonenvy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

In Joe's thirteenth summer, his entire life is turned upside-down. His mother is brutally raped, the perpetrator is unknown, and and his family have to learn how to overcome it. This is a story about a crime -- a crime that is far too common, especially among Indigenous women -- but it's about a lot more than that too. It's a story about Joe learning how to become the sort of man that he eventually will grow into. It's a look into life on an Ojibwe reservation. It's about colonialism and spirituality, misogyny and growing up.  

This book in beautifully written and wonderfully told. The prose flows. There's an uncomfortable juxtaposition of the rape of Joe's mother, and Joe's own views on women, just beginning to form, but I found that it was handled quite well.  

This was a book club read, and I was glad for the opportunity to read it (especially to read it with my friends!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

readswithcocktails's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not my favorite Erdrich, but still really good. I liked the voice of Joe as the narrator, although sometimes it was hard seeing things as an adult that he just couldn't piece together as a 13 year old kid (although that's probably evidence that it's well written). As other reviewers have said, this is much more a coming of age story and a story about how violence committed against one family member can affect every member of the family, rather than a mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

voidflowers's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Gore, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

al3xa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Racism, and Alcoholism

kaiabolland's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Hate crime, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Child death

internationalreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, and Racism